A Museum of Museums and Cultural Policy
Museoception is a space for critical reflection on museums and cultural policy in what is now known as Canada.
My name is Katherine Ahlf, and I worked as a research assistant with the Dawson City Museum Project over the summer. My work was primarily focused on writing an annotated bibliography for a paper that would expand on critical events that shaped the development of Dawson City, which, in turn, affected the museum and its…
Keep readingProviding the fifth and final chronological consideration of the data, this working paper asks – What are some key moments, influential policies, and community activities that defined the Dawson City Museum’s development in the 21st century?
Keep readingWe are looking for papers for a special issue of Culture and Local Governance associated with MASS Culture’s Research in Residence Program. The Call for Papers is available here:
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![I am working on a blog post that examines the difference between helpful government advisory services and services providing help in ways that are not perceived as helpful by museum staff. In these cases, museums are "asked to participate" in initiatives that are not "being responsive to the things [they] really need."](https://scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/294870722_1006247379948172_2990374986569984169_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=rPu0OSGRuGYAX_wTnVE&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&oh=00_AfDXR7FRQsQmvXWTwhjFW2IkF75pPfrP5eX9mKHEFl8uog&oe=642D9A8B)
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